The Vet's Unexpected Hero--Get swept away with this sparkling summer romance! by Traci Douglass

Author:Traci Douglass
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-03-05T20:20:10+00:00

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“What if I don’t want to?” Jackson countered, ignoring the imaginary Keep Out sign above her head. He wasn’t comfortable with this conversation, either—or the woman he was having it with—yet he couldn’t seem to let the matter drop. “Why won’t you accept help, Lucy? Why won’t you let anyone in?”

Why won’t you let me in?

Her expression grew remote again, and he winced. Dammit. He shouldn’t care. He was used to distancing himself from those he treated in order to do his job, kept his professional walls up in case things didn’t go to plan. Otherwise, he couldn’t live with the loss. And yes, maybe those defensive mechanisms extended to his personal life as well, but after being abandoned by his birth mother, it was amazing he’d learned to cope at all.

“Let’s make a deal. If you tell me why you hugged me, then I’ll tell you why I don’t like to accept help and why this place is so important to me,” she said, turning to give Bubba a kiss.

Jackson felt oddly jealous of that silly bird. Maybe that’s why he answered, “I hugged you because I thought you needed one.”

She froze, then looked back at him, her gaze dubious. “You don’t strike me as a guy in touch with his emotions.”

He shrugged. “Emotion had nothing to do with it.”

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